poly tunnel seasoning

[david lawrence]

hi

 

i have a few barrow bags in a poly tunnel for next winter

 

would you

 

leave doors open on dry days / every day for the breeze

 

leave doors shut for the max heat

 

leave doors shut and open the window

 

whats best ?????

 

in todays sun it was really pretty hot in there for march anyway

 

just curious i imagine they will be ok whatever given all whole summer in there

 

thanks

 

david

[TheHungrySquirrel]

I have the end vents open about a foot all the time and both doors don't really shut tight.

[Al Cormack]

I'm looking to get this one recovered. Plan on leaving the doors off so open all the time, and have netting on bottom half.

 

 

 

http://www.cormacktreecare.co.uk

[daveatdave]

you definitely need ventilation otherwise you will get condensation

[se7enthdevil]

as far as i know it is not heat that dries the timber.

 

i thought it was the air flow that evaporated the water from the surface and this drew out the moisture from further down up to the surface and so on and so on.

 

i think the heat makes this process quicker but the primary requirement is airflow, you can dry logs in cold countries...

[Mull]

Heat evaporates moisture, so does airflow!

 

If I had the choice, I'd have both.

 

 

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[Duncansimpson]

We cover our with tarps and they dry much better when the sides are open.

We covered some right over last year and they got mouldy.

[Bob_z_l]

as far as i know it is not heat that dries the timber.

 

i thought it was the air flow that evaporated the water from the surface and this drew out the moisture from further down up to the surface and so on and so on.

 

i think the heat makes this process quicker but the primary requirement is airflow, you can dry logs in cold countries...

 

Agreed. Combination of free moving air and heat.

[FJMatt]

Tip the bag's out and open as many vents as you've got.

Airflow no1

[SamWhiting12]

Doors open, and take them out the bags and leave them on a pallet. Risk them going moldy with the doors closed.